Daily editionThursday, October 29th, 2026
Good morning, Cape Coral.
The 5AM Cape Coral Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
Community
Longtime Southwest Florida sports broadcaster David Moulton (60) died Saturday, Oct. 24; a viewing is set for Thursday, Nov. 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Hodges-Kiser Funeral on Cypress Lake Drive, and his funeral will be Friday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. at Cypress Lake United Methodist Church; the family asks for red or team jerseys and donations to the FGCU Foundation for women's basketball scholarships.
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Daylight saving time ends this Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 a.m., when clocks fall back one hour; in the Fort Myers area sunrise will be about 6:37 a.m. and sunset about 5:44 p.m., so mornings will be lighter and evenings darker.
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Business
Drone photos captured Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, show the future Costco site at 600 Chiquita Blvd. South as site work and staging continue.
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Education
Riverdale High's girls basketball coach Ryan Magiera was placed on administrative leave by the Lee County School District on Oct. 28 while officials investigate (he was set to begin his third season), and Delair Osnac will serve as interim head coach until the probe concludes.
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Government
A Lee County judge on Oct. 21 upheld the county's 2025 approval for South Seas resort to add 435 hotel rooms and 193 residences on Captiva, rejecting residents' legal challenge; opponents are reviewing the decision and say they may appeal.
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